Day 9, 12 June, Saturday The plan from yesterday evening was to get an early start as possible and ride to Avignon for a visit and be back before the greatest heat in the late afternoon, then packing up and … Read More
Day 10, 13 June, Sunday We were up an at ‘em early, waiting to hear news of the dentist. The evening before we had loaded the bikes and tried to be as ready to go as possible. Shortly after 9am … Read More
Day 11, 14 June, Monday In Fontaine-de-Vaucluse we packed our things together and before we drove away made a quick visit to the river that flowed by the campsite. We were almost sad to say goodbye to this sweet little … Read More
Day 12, 15. June Tuesday Shortly before 11 we were on the bikes for the short (3.5km) ride into Arles. A few hundred meters from the campsite was a sign for a veloroute into town so we followed, only to … Read More
Day 13, 16. June, Wednesday As usual it took us a while, but by noon we were checked out of the campsite in Arles. It was actually a fine campsite with good showers and a nice pool but somehow I … Read More
Day 14, 17 June, Thursday As we awoke around 8 it was already grey and windy. Hmmm… Not exactly the optimal conditions for a bike ride in nature, but one must play the cards one is dealt. On the positive … Read More
Day 15/16, 18. June Friday / 19. June Saturday When you take a trip you always hope that the weather is going to be perfect the entire time. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way. We’re fortunate on this … Read More
Day 17, 20. June Sunday We were up early (for us) and packed up and got out as quickly as possible. After the usual stop for ice for our ice chest (our beverage supply doesn’t fit in the teeny fridge) … Read More
Day 18, 21. June Monday Werner had the idea of not making breakfast so that we could get on the road more quickly. Sounded like a good idea – we were sure that at the big grocery store 10 minutes … Read More
Day 19, 22. June Tuesday After a couple of weeks of slightly warm to lukewarm showers, finally we had campground showers that were blissfully hot. What a treat! We got away at noon for the very short ride into the … Read More